Wayne Shanks

Wayne joined USAA in 2014 and leads the Military Family Supplier Diversity program. USAA’s unique program focuses on enhancing opportunities for qualified, veteran or military spouse-owned companies to compete for business as well as other diverse categories of businesses. With our military family focus, USAA’s goal is to facilitate veteran or military spouse-owned business use and provide assistance in establishing veteran and spouse hiring initiatives.

Wayne retired from the US Army as a Colonel after 28 years of service and brings an extensive background in leadership, resource management, communication strategy, logistical and operations management. He had a multitude of assignments including Afghanistan, South Korea, Egypt, and Hawaii.